Thanks to everyone who sent a story this month. We received 78 entries so the first prize winner gets £117 and second prize £78. Congrats to all whose story is listed below – no telling which is yours though!

Longlisted Stories

• A Burning Question in Weare Gifford
• An Andalucian Widow
• Alternative Point of View
• Going Round in Circles
• Lost in the Maze
• My Dad Died One Hundred Times
• She’s Counting on Leaving
• The Clink
• The Education of Miriam Purdy
• The Lost Art Of Line Marking
• The Spiral Game
• What a Difference a Week Makes
• What Happens When You Peel an Onion…
• When We Have To Begin Again

The shortlist will be online for voting on Monday!